$2.5 million bond for 2nd man charged in Bensenville slaying

Tremayne Davis, left, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery and obstructing justice in the killing of store clerk Hussein Saghir, officials said. Kenneth Bardlett, right, has also been charged with first-degree murder.

Tremayne Davis, left, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery and obstructing justice in the killing of store clerk Hussein Saghir, officials said. Kenneth Bardlett, right, has also been charged with first-degree murder. (DuPage County Sheriff's Office photos)

Jonathan BullingtonTribune reporter

A second man has been charged in the shooting death of a Bensenville tobacco store clerk, DuPage County authorities said Saturday.

Tremayne Davis, 23, is due in bond court Sunday on charges of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery and obstructing justice in the killing of store clerk Hussein Saghir, according to a release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's office. Earlier this month, authorities charged Kenneth Bardlett, 20, in the killing, but said they were still searching for the gunman.

Davis was ordered held on $2.5 million bond in DuPage County bond court Sunday.

Davis, of the 1400 block of North Lotus Avenue in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, and Bardlett are accused of attempting to rob Sam's Tobacco and Food Mart, 235 W. Irving Park Rd. in Bensenville.

Security video shows two men in hooded sweatshirts confront Saghir as he locked up the store about 6 p.m. Jan. 19.

With his young nephew in the store, Saghir tried to stop the men from entering, authorities said. One of the men had a pistol and shot Saghir during the struggle, authorities said.

A Chicago resident, Saghir emigrated from Lebanon more than a decade ago, according to his family.

Two weeks ago, authorities charged Bardlett, of Bellwood, with first-degree murder. He was ordered held on $2.5 million bail while authorities said they were searching for the gunman.

Bardlett, a parolee with an arrest record that includes a 2011 conviction for possession of a weapon by a gang member and a burglary charge as a juvenile, allegedly confessed to his role in the murder, authorities have said. His family appeared in court earlier this month and questioned that confession.

Davis pled guilty in a 2010 aggravated unlawful use of a weapon case and was sentenced to 24 months of probation, including community service, according to records. He was also arrested Sept. 14, 2010, about 11 p.m. in the 5500 block of West North Avenue, originally on a charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.

Davis had a violation of probation charge filed against him in December, and he pled guilty, and the case was continued to March 5.